Shamsud Din Jabbar: Everything we know about suspected terrorist involved in New Orleans mass attack
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The suspect exhibited “very intentional behavior” when he plowed into a crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street, just hours into the new year, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at a press conference. open image in gallery Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, has been identified as the suspect and police said he had on ISIS flag on his truck Law enforcement returned fire and the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene, the FBI said. An Army spokesperson later confirmed to ABC that Jabbar served in human resources and information technology roles in the Army from 2007 to 2015, during which he deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010. open image in gallery Jabbar, pictured in 2016 while working for the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team at Fort Polk, Louisiana He continued as an IT specialist in the Army Reserve from 2015 to 2020, the spokesperson said. Authorities probing links to Tesla Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas open image in gallery Flames rise from a Tesla Cybertruck after it exploded outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 1, 2025 Investigators are also looking into the possible link between Jabbar and the driver in the Tesla Cybertruck blast outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel on the morning of New Year’s Day.